Dog cataract. May I know which vet is good for cataract removal?

[Meow13]

My 9 years old Westie has been diagnose with cataract in both eyes since last year. This year, she seems to get worse cos she started peeing on anything that looks bark & rectangular like her pee tray.
I have went to Mount Pleasant at Jln. Gelenggang & they quoted 1 eye for S$4000. Is this a regular price or are there cheaper pricing out there (with just as good results)?

 

[harky]

how about arc? Dr Ly

 

[chrisslam]

Hi , try Toa Payoh vet.

 

[Meow13]

Thanks for your recommendation. I used to see Dr Ly previously however, over the years, I felt that he has become more commercialized. My previous dog was well taken care by him before but that was 10 over years ago. He did a bad job for a surgery (4 years ago) for my current dog & there was recurrence of growth immediately the next year.

Anyone else with any other recommended vet?

 

[harky]

Mt Pleasant Redhill dr heng
Dr Robin Stanley at Mount Pleasant (Whitley)

http://www.petschannel.com/forum/?page=topic&topicID=19408

 

[Meow13]

Thank you! Which Dr at TPY will that be? Do you have a name?

 

[Meow13]

Thanks! Will check out Dr Heng's profile.

Dr Robyn Stanely is the one that is gonna cost $4k/per for cataract which Mt Pleasant (Jln. Gelenggang)is also recommending. So ex!!!

 

[ziggybam]

Dr Robyn Stanely is the best for ophthalmic surgeries. Post surgery, should Dr Stanely be away from Singapore, you may be advised to consult Dr Heng.

 

[liviatan]

Hi may i know how much does the surgery cost for 1 eye? Will the surgery be preformed by Dr robin or Dr Heng?

 

[RobinTeoHood]

I believe there's no accredited eye specialist in Singapore. Or any specialist at all. The vets here just have their field of preference. If I remember correctly, Dr heng is the short haired lady vet who understudies Dr stanely who should be australian.

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[harky]

Just go to a vet who had more experience one. There are too many new vet so go find one who had been in this field for many year.

If me, I will ask my regular vet who I see him for past 10year.

 

[lycans]

Why does your dog have cataract in the first place? Underlying disease?

 

[harky]

my friend dog have.. any recommand beside Dr stanely?

So only
Dr stanely
Dr Heng

 

[Lemon Porter]

Dr Rui Oliveria from Ambervet.
Do check with the clinic when he would be in.

 

[linzw00]

interesting. i may wan to seek 2nd opinion. the vet, that i consulted, told us that our dog is completely blind liao.

just find it too soon, from 2 mths before we took over from the prev owner, i learnt that she had some eye inflection, but other that seems fine. 2 mths later, when we took over, she had the cataract, then few mths later, we brought her to vet and she told us its completely blind.

 

[lliirree]

issit still possible to do the surgery?

 

[lliirree]

i mean my dog is quite old now about 11 yo and we have seen vet the vet says she might not be suitable from the blood test but i am really afraid that she would go blind.
i search online and didnt find any good doc in this area

 

[harky]

If blood test say not suitable than no choice.
Maybe put eye drip to slow down is the choice.

 

[lliirree]

i read online that Mt Pleasant is bad too

 

[lliirree]

If blood test say not suitable than no choice.
Maybe put eye drip to slow down is the choice.

that means have to just wait to be blind
its so bad now, her left eye is so dry and it keeps having eye discharge. it dries up so fast that it has to be cleaned every few hours.